7 hours and 49 minutes
Sweet Cruelty
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Ruthless Obsession: Audiobooks in Order
Sweet Cruelty is the unapologetically adult opener of Ruthless Obsession, Zoe Blake’s dark and decidedly grown-up series, and at 7 hours and 49 minutes it currently stands alone in our catalogue. The pairing of title and series name signals the stock in trade here: tenderness and menace held in deliberate contrast. Ten early listeners have marked it at 4.3, a modest but encouraging start for a first volume.
- 1 audiobooks
- 7 hours of listening
- 4.3/5 average (10 ratings)
- narrated by Lauren Sweet
- Erotica
The Ruthless Obsession audiobooks in order
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Series at a glance
| # | Title | Length | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Cruelty | 7 hours and 49 minutes | 4.3/5 (10) |
Why listen to Ruthless Obsession?
Adult fiction lives or dies on its narrator, and Lauren Sweet takes on Sweet Cruelty here. Audio gives this genre an intimacy that print simply cannot match, which is exactly why its most devoted fans rarely go back to the page.Begin with Sweet Cruelty, the first book and our sole holding from the series. At under eight hours it works well as a headphones-only indulgence over a weekend. I would steer it towards established readers of dark, intense romance who know precisely what they are signing up for; this is a series for a specific and enthusiastic audience rather than a general recommendation, and there is no shame whatsoever in either camp.
Clara’s verdict
★★★★☆ 3.5/5
I shall be candid: with ten ratings on the board, Sweet Cruelty’s 4.3 average gives me a hint rather than a conviction, and I have only this single volume by which to judge the wider series. The early response is warm, the length is well judged for the genre, and Zoe Blake clearly knows her audience. For now, though, my rating stays deliberately conservative until a larger chorus of listeners confirms the promise.
Clara Whitmore, Founder & Literary Critic
Frequently asked questions
How many audiobooks are in the Ruthless Obsession series?
Our catalogue lists 1 Ruthless Obsession audiobooks, adding up to around 7 hours of listening.
Which Ruthless Obsession audiobook should I start with?
Start with Sweet Cruelty, the first book in the series.
Who narrates the Ruthless Obsession audiobooks?
Most of the series is narrated by Lauren Sweet.
Are the Ruthless Obsession audiobooks worth listening to?
Across the series, listeners average 4.3/5 from 10 ratings on Audible and Amazon.
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